26 10, 2016

The Prevalence of Back Pain in School Kids Who Use Backpacks

By |2020-04-13T13:25:18-04:00October 26th, 2016|Back Pain, Chiropractic, Most Talked About, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on The Prevalence of Back Pain in School Kids Who Use Backpacks

Backpack pain is an all too common condition of school-age children.  While back pain is a known and widely-studied issue in adults, its prevalence in school-aged children has received comparatively little scientific attention. Elementary, middle, and high school students must often carry backpacks that weigh enough to cause chronic back pain, poor posture, and even decreased lung volume. I have written about this issue before, but recently, several studies reveal the truths behind childhood back pain and ways to mitigate it. [...]

16 10, 2016

How Our Greenville Chiropractic Can Help Patients Who Suffer From Arthritis

By |2020-04-13T13:22:25-04:00October 16th, 2016|Back Pain, Chiropractic, Health Tips, Most Talked About, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on How Our Greenville Chiropractic Can Help Patients Who Suffer From Arthritis

Arthritis care is a hot topic in media and drug ads.  It is becoming more common for people to visit chiropractors to treat a variety of different kinds of pain. Greenville SC  chiropractic treatment provides many benefits to people who suffer from a wide variety of conditions like arthritis. In today’s article, I'll explore how Greenville SC chiropractic can help patients who suffer from arthritis and give you additional arthritis care suggestions including how to alleviate the pain that’s associated with it. What a [...]

5 10, 2016

Pokémon Go and Text Neck – 5 Things Parents Should Know

By |2020-04-13T13:20:40-04:00October 5th, 2016|Chiropractic, FAQs, Most Talked About, News and Events, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on Pokémon Go and Text Neck – 5 Things Parents Should Know

As a chiropractor Greenville, SC, I've written before about text neck, but the popularity of Pokémon Go among our youth made me decide to revisit the subject. I'll admit, writing a blog post about Pokémon Go seemed very strange to me. You may have noticed teens roaming the streets of Greenville, SC on weekends. They can be spotted wandering our parks, our malls, sometimes muttering at their phones, sometimes coordinating in groups. They are the Pokémon hunters, and they’re out in [...]

13 08, 2016

3 Key Ways Runners Can Benefit from Greenville SC Chiropractic Care

By |2020-04-13T13:06:04-04:00August 13th, 2016|Endurance Sports, Most Talked About, News and Events|Comments Off on 3 Key Ways Runners Can Benefit from Greenville SC Chiropractic Care

Running is one of Americans' favorite forms of exercise. The reasons for its popularity are simple — it can be done almost anywhere, takes no special equipment, and burns lots of calories. Running also offers a great many health benefits such as weight control, decreased blood pressure and cholesterol, and relief from stress. Everything with running is fabulous, right up until the time you hear a snap, crack, or pop. The downside of all the wonderful benefits is that running causes [...]

10 02, 2016

Jim McMahon’s Chiropractor on ESPN 30 for 30

By |2020-04-13T13:02:36-04:00February 10th, 2016|Modern Chiropractic, Most Talked About, News and Events|Comments Off on Jim McMahon’s Chiropractor on ESPN 30 for 30

Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon's chiropractor Dr Scott Rosa has had a significant impact upon McMahon's health. I never knew the nature and significance of this impact until I watched the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about the '85 Chicago Bears the other night.  This episode of 3o for 30 (trailer here) was a tribute to the Super Bowl winning team that created a cultural phenomena in the '80's complete with iconic characters like William "The Refrigerator" Perry, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, and of course [...]

16 07, 2015

Back Surgery or Spinal Decompression Therapy?

By |2020-04-13T12:05:42-04:00July 16th, 2015|Modern Chiropractic, Most Talked About, News and Events|Comments Off on Back Surgery or Spinal Decompression Therapy?

If you've arrived at this page,  you may be looking for an office offering spinal decompression therapy in Greenville SC. You may be wondering whether you should consider this type of chiropractic Greenville SC treatment for your back pain.  You may even be considering a doctor's recommendation of back surgery.  My goal today is to give you a broad overview of back pain, and to give you tools to make a decision about the appropriateness of spinal decompression therapy. What causes low [...]

13 06, 2015

The 100 Year Lifestyle

By |2020-04-13T11:59:57-04:00June 13th, 2015|Chiropractic, Most Talked About, News and Events|Comments Off on The 100 Year Lifestyle

Our Greenville SC chiropractic center, Eastside Chiropractic is now an affiliate office of The 100 Year Lifestyle organization!  What does this mean? The 100 Year Lifestyle People who are living to 100 or more are one of the world's fastest growing age groups.  Think about it; living to 80, 90 and longer has become the norm for our adult population.  How old are your parents? How long did your parents or grandparents live? If you are in your 40's now, and [...]

14 12, 2014

Chiropractic Cost Effectiveness | Eastside Chiropractic Greenville SC

By |2020-04-10T13:39:34-04:00December 14th, 2014|Most Talked About, News and Events|Comments Off on Chiropractic Cost Effectiveness | Eastside Chiropractic Greenville SC

Is Chiropractic Cost Effective? A common question people ask when considering Greenville chiropractic care is what does chiropractic cost?  The question comes about because the costs of most health care have become a great concern.  Not too long ago, a visit to the family doctor was a cost which was affordable.  I can remember a time when the doctor still made house calls, and my parents (who were by no means wealthy) were able to pay for the visit without filling [...]

23 11, 2014

Text Neck Cure? It’s Simple and Fast! | Eastside Chiropractic

By |2020-04-10T13:31:08-04:00November 23rd, 2014|Most Talked About, News and Events, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on Text Neck Cure? It’s Simple and Fast! | Eastside Chiropractic

Perhaps you've heard of the new trendy diagnosis; text neck.  In this age of electronic devices, your smart phone may indeed be the cause of your pain in the neck.  Smart phones are trending to take over the cell phone market: 58% of American adults have smart phones and their usage has almost doubled since 2011.  So how can something which weighs no more than 4 or 5 ounces cause so much strain on your neck? Are you looking for a [...]

1 11, 2014

Sacroiliac Joint Pain – Orthopedic Doctors Take Note

By |2020-04-10T13:18:43-04:00November 1st, 2014|Back Pain, FAQs, Most Talked About, News and Events|Comments Off on Sacroiliac Joint Pain – Orthopedic Doctors Take Note

Sacroiliac joint pain and dysfunction Sacroiliac joint pain has received much attention recently in orthopaedic circles.  New clinical research reveals that 20 to 40% of low back pain sufferers have pain sourced from the sacroiliac joint. The healthy sacroilia c joint only allows approximately 4-5 degrees of motion on each side, but the area is rich in nerve supply, receiving innervation from the upper lumbar spine all the way through to the bottom of the sacral (tailbone) joints.  Patients who experience sacroiliac [...]